Brake tester



Sept. 13, 1932-, A. B. SEPPMNN BRAKE TESTER Filed April 4, 1927 embodying my invention and showing- 1t `1n l l l y y y pin28fisfadaptedto extend througlifany i 5a showingvthe device' in operation. i

Patented Sept. 13, 1932' mmtoaeerrmeut-for; mm1*Ezfeeilfsran..erinnerte` Testen automobile ortruck, whereby` the WheelfmayV 10.be rotated-for the/purpose of-testingthebrake More particularly itl obj tol provide meanson the Wheelv engaging: devicefor measuring' tine-force required to, rotate` `the vvheel 1 l5. to` which the `device' applied.

Still! a further object o-f mysdevi'ce isV to provideV for adjustment of the parts. ofthe `Wheel engaging' device sol that, it# may be l adapted to. Wheels having tires of; various di- .Zqarneters andalso tiresof various0 types1 such as solid tires, pneumatic tires or balloon tires. Still a further object is'tgo. provide a lever operatively connected tothe Wheel engaging device for causing the device t0 llflly grip 2the tire' which thereafter serves as alleverffor operating the Wheel.` engagingr device n and causing rbtation ofthe Wheel itself@` Y.

Still a further object' ofl my" inventionv 1s to provide a handleuon the leverpforcon- 30 venience` in rotating the` automobile! Wheel and to provide ameasuringv Ine'anssnch as a spring4 scale to be' connected betweenithe lever itself and the handle whereby the frce `Wifhthese andA other objectsiin` viewwiny invention. consists in the constructiomarrangement and combination of the Avarious .4. parts of my device, Wherebythe objects contenrplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth pointed out-in myfclaims, and' illustrated in, `the accompanying drawing,` in which: y

Figure 1 is a perspective' view offa device connection .with an automobile tiretoj illustrate its engagementtherevvith.,

. Figure Qis asidelelevation."of'thesaine a 'Wheel engaging'` device), TheV reference.'

"cent: theIV Wheelffi` being threaded to receive 1-927.`seria1.- No; 180,821:

Figure?) isa plan.;v vievvf of,` brakeA` aisappled toatre'and; .1 Fig/ure.. .4*isf a detail: Sectional View .teken 0h the; line 4.*4; ofi-ligure V2.-

My devise iis designed Prmarilif; for? the .66

.testing ofbltkes` Onufoui,` Wheellautomobiles.` ,It is..We ll known that the desirabledj'uS.-

ment ofthesefbrakes isvery particular. lThe brake of each 1re/ar WheeLmust-have the same braking effect on. the WheelV land the; bralie 0n eachfront; Wheel `must have the same. braking effect each effthent Itgieielee desirable tha-tribe braking effect. of the-.rer-Wheel be diie'rentfrointhe front `.Wheels in order that thefbrakesfmay be'moet effective in Stopping theear.. .g Proper adjustment of the brakes is further necessary to` prevent anyskidding of Y the car Whichis more particular inlautomo; biles. providedWith.` four brake. Wheelfsthan v in automobileshaving brakes on only the rear Wheel.; i

-Ontlie accompanying drawing l have u eed the reference letterA il@ indicate generally letter B. ndeatesan operating lever for aetn- Vating .thewheelengegfirgdevice 'A and. there'- by causing rotation of.: the wheel to i Wheh the; brake tester it-applied# The Wheel-V ng'aging: device Acomprises a' .pair ofplates `l;Qlsnbistantia1l y triangular in shape.. Pvoted between the plates.. lOby means of rivets ofthe-like' llare'aparof exerted on the handle `'may be accurately. 35 measured.

havingv av liookedlportion'fQO 'adapte'd'f'tofpar- 'tia-lily. encircle the ftire' ilof the. :WheelfQ'f'of y l2' is providedvvith openin'gsytlrone adja- K 95 thefthre'aded portion ofv a loc`k1ng`p1Ir-28.`

e@antennes-2e:dftheta lewherehy f engaging. device for accommodating tires of y various sizes. Y j y Atvthe corner of the triangular plates i() opposite the rivets 11 is pivoted a wheel en: gagin-g lever 80. The wheelengaging lever 30 is mounted 32 entendingthrough thejplates 10 and having a-=screw threaded engagement `with the Ytothe plates 10, "af'pa'irv of openingsV 34 are* Vwheel.engaging roller 38;

plate nearest the Wheel24. For obtaininga different adjustment ofthe lever 30, relative provided for receiving the pin 32.

Secured to the wheel engaging levervBO'is a'shart 36 extending atright angles there; from. Pivotally lmounted on the Secured tothe wheel engaging lever 30' is i Fa post40 havingfmounte'don its outerend' a ceived therein an operating `vlever 44. .The -operating leverl 44 has a piny 46 extending therethrough for engaging one end of' the lsleeve member 42 to 'act as astop.

r Thepwheel engaging lever 30A-with roller S8, the post 40 andtheoperating lever V44 together constitute a mediallyv laterally `ol'l'set lever having an lL-shaped portion ormem-V "ber;'-andthe plates 10, rivetsll'and pin 32 lconstitute means orpivotallyj connecting the tire engaging hooks 2O to the L-shaped or Y joliset lever. Y

i Secured tothe outer` end ofthel lever 44 as'sby rivets 48 is -a pair of plates v50. Piv- Yoted between the plates 50aon a bolt or the "like 52 is a hand lever-54 of bell crank shape.

The hand lever 54 is provided at one end with an'opening 56-and has secured to the other end thereof a handle V58. .V Y

- An opening 60'is provided in the operating Alever 44 anda springgscale device 62 vhasthe 'hook end 64 thereofengaged inthe opening lleverI44 can be accurately measured 'by taking readings on the spring scale device 62.V f

ing obrakes as for instance yon an automo-` bile, the automobile is jacked kup sothat the 60.v *The other end of the spring scale device 62 is provided With afhookto engage in -the opening 56 of the han'dlever 54. Y vFrom the foregoing it will be seen that any A vrmovement of the handle T58 and consequently thehand lever'54 relative to the operating i Practicclioperate'oa r-Intheoperation of my device for thetesttesting maybe done; a suitable means may be f ffprovided for depressing the brakepedal to any ordinary Vbraking position. 1 The hooks 20 of the testing device are then adjusted approximately to the tireof, the

.automobile and if necessarysthe lever 30is "adjusted.,` The hooks 20are then positioned in spacedrelationas illustrated; and engage r the tire 22 of thewheel. Thellever' 3() is swung downwardly until the roller 38 enor pivotal movement on a pin y K to assist Ain holding the wheel engaging de `shaft 3.6 is

equivalents, wh eluded 'within' ytheir scope. ,l

gages the tire,fthe lever 44 'having previously been inserted in the sleeve 42. A further downward movement of the lever 44 causes pivotal movement of the lever y0' and thereby the roller 38irmly engagesthe tire of the automobile and draws the hooks 20 tighter vice-against thetire. Y

- Thepin 32 may then be tightened lto lock the hooks V20 and the roller EZ138 in engagement with the tire vafter which the handle 58 is movesthe indicating needle of the spring yscale y62."k v lVhen suiiic'ient forceV has been applied tof the nhandle 5,8 to start thewheel 24- y l Irotatinggfthe reading on the scale 62 is noted. substantially rectangular sleeve member 42.

f i The sleeve vmember42 'is adaptedto have relThe testing' device isy then --trans'ferred to fee scale 62 reads higher, the brakefis loosened Vand the iwheel is retested and vice-versa. `When the force required to 'overcome the resistanc'eof the brakeon the second wheel isn equal to that required to move the first' wheel,

the brakes areproperly adjusted. They same '.tests willthenbe'made on the wheels at' the otherfend ofthe 'car vand theyiwill Vhe adjusted for a lower or higherreading as the" case requires.

From the description ofimy device will my intention to cover by my claims, any modiied forms f of structure .or-use of mechanical I claimas my invention:

ich may be reasonably inl j Al im 'readily' be seen that I have provided a device for attaining the objects contemplated `and my'device insures accuraoy'in the testingof jbrakes'sojthat they may be adjusted. accu-- rately for proper working. p

Y Some changes may be made in lthe construction' andy arrangementof the`parts of. -myvdevicewithout 'departing from the realV spirit yand purpose of my invention, and it is 1, A Vtester for automobile brakes comprising 'a wheel engaging device including aplate, va pair ortire engaging hooks and' a tire en-z., gaging lever pivoted on said plate, an operat-y ing lever secured to said tire engaging lever,

' ahandleverpivoted to said operatinglever` l ajscale device interposed betweenone arm "of saidhandlever'and said operating leverfg kfor registering'the force appliedto the hand leverrelfativetothe operating'lever. n

2. A tester 'for automobile brakes'comprising a wheelwengaging device including a pla-te,y la pair of tireengaging hooks and a tire engag-' Vfinglever pivot-ed thereon,an 4operating lever Y extending kfromk said tire: engaging lever, a

hand` lever pivoted to said operating lever-and 'a scale devicefinterposedbetween an k"arm vof said `hand lever and' said operating leve'r'tor Lit.

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registering the force applied `to the Vhandle relative to the operating lever.

3. A tester for automobile brakes comprising a plate, wheel engaging arms thereon,`an operating lever extending from and rigidly connected with one of saidarms, a hand lever f pivoted to said operating lever, and a scale device interposed between an arm of said hand lever and said operating lever for registering the force applied to the hand lever relative t the operating lever.

4. A tester for automobile brakes comprising a plate portion, tire engaging 'hooks pivoted thereto, a tire engaging lever also pivoted thereto and having projecting means adapted to engage the tire at a point opposite said tire engaging hooks, operating means extending from said tire engaging lever and force measuring means mounted upon said operating means for registering the force required to rotate the wheel.

5. A tester for automobilebrak-es comprising a plate portion, tire engaging hooks pivoted thereto, a tire engaging lever also pivoted thereto and having a projecting roller adapted to engage the tire at a point opposite said tire engaging hooks, and operating means extending from said tire engaging lever for registering the force required to rotate the Wheel, said operating means comprising an operating lever, a hand lever pivoted i thereto and a scale interposed between said hand lever and said operating lever.

6. A braketester for Wheels comprising a Wheel engaging device including a plate, a pair of spaced hooks extending therefrom for engaging the periphery of the wheel, a Wheel engaging lever pivoted on said plate for engaging the periphery of the Wlieel substantially diametrically opposite said hooks in combination with an operating lever for causing pivotal movement of said wheel engaging lever to cause suoli engagement, a handlever for actuating said operating lever to rotate tially diametrically opposite said hooks, in Y i combination with an operatingflever for causing pivotal movement of said rst mentionedV lever to cause such engagement and thereafter rotate the wheel engaging device,

an actuating handl-epivoted to said operating lever, said handle having fa lever .extension and a spring scale connecting said lever ex-y tension to said o Verating lever whereby the force applied to t e handle for actuating the operating and Wheel engaging levers and for,`

rotating the wheel can be measured.'`

9. In a brake tester, means for rotating ai 1 y wheel of an-automobile comprising a substan'- tially L-shaped tire engaging member, a pair of tire engaging hooks, means pivotally con- Yse A necting said hooksto said L-shapedmember,

- a lever connected with said L-shaped member, and measuring means on said lever to deter,-

mine the force exerted thereon for turning the wheel. A .1

10. A brake tester comprising a mediallfy7 r laterally odset lever, a plurality of hook mem.`

bers odset at their extremities in a direction opposite to the odset of said lever, said odset portions being adapted to engage the tread Y only of a wheel tire, means pivotally connecting said hook membersto said odset lever, a

bell-crank lever pivotally mounted on',` the y 1V outer extremity of said lever, and a vspring scale device connected to the odset part of said lever and to one arm of the bell-crank lever, whereby rocking ofthe latter in one y i directiontensions the spring ofsaid scale and actuates saidV scale Vvto cause it to indicate the resistance of the brake to the turning of the wheel, While simultaneously causing said lever to swing'to clamp said clutch members uponthe tire.

ALFRED B. SEPPMANN.

the wheel and means for measuring the force required to cause such rotation.

7. A brake tester for wheels comprising a Wheel engaging device including a plate, a pair of spaced hooks thereon for engaging the periphery of the wheel, a Wheel engaging lever pivoted on said plate for engaging the periphery ofthe wheel substantially diametrically opposite said hooks, in combination with an operating lever movable in a plane parallel with the plane of said wheel for causing pivotal movement of said wheel engaging lever to cause such engagement and thereafter rotate the wheel engaging device by continued movement in the same plane.

8. A brake tester for wheels comprising ak wheel engaging device including a plate, a pair of spaced hooks pivoted thereto for engaging the periphery of the Wheel, a lever pivoted on said plate, a roller on said lever for engaging the periphery of the Wheel substanioc 

